دورية أكاديمية
Anthelmintic usage on the Reproductive Parameters in Captive reared Agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina) in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
العنوان: | Anthelmintic usage on the Reproductive Parameters in Captive reared Agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina) in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies |
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المؤلفون: | Kegan Romelle Jones, Gary Wayne Garcia |
المصدر: | Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol 83 (2021) |
بيانات النشر: | Instituto Internacional de Ecologia, 2021. |
سنة النشر: | 2021 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Science LCC:Biology (General) LCC:Zoology LCC:Botany |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Endovet Ces®, Ivermectina, Praziquantel, peso ao nascer, peso da ninhada, tamanho da ninhada, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Zoology, QL1-991, Botany, QK1-989 |
الوصف: | Abstract The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a rodent that is found in the Neo-tropical region. This animal is hunted for its meat but has recently been reared in captivity as a source of meat protein in rural communities. A 20-month experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of an anthelmintic on the reproductive performance of the agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) reared in captivity. This experiment was conducted in the humid tropics of Trinidad and Tobago. Sixteen animals (15 females, 1 male) placed in each of the two treatment groups in a completely randomized study design. In treatment 1 (T1) animals were given subcutaneous injections of Endovet Ces® (Ivermectin/Praziquantel) at 0.2 mg/kg every three months. Treatment 2 (T2) was the negative control group where animals were not exposed to an anthelmintic. Reproductive data were collected at parturition which included birth weight, litter weight, litter size and gender of offspring. The results showed that there was no statistical difference (p > 0.05) between the treatment groups with respect to birth weight, litter weight, litter size and gender. However, agoutis that were dewormed had a higher birth weight (220.24 g vs 209.1 g) and litter weight (369.8 g vs 343 g). The same values were obtained for the litter size (1.7 vs 1.7) and animals that were dewormed had a higher female offspring to male offspring (2.41:1 vs 1.11:1). This experiment demonstrated that the use of an anthelmintic strategically in the management of captive reared agoutis had no statistical effect (p > 0.05) on the reproductive parameters. Therefore, these animals can be kept in captive conditions without being dewormed and produce efficiently with proper feeding and housing management. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 1678-4375 1519-6984 |
Relation: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842023000100155&tlng=en; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-4375 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1519-6984.246781 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/d17320a5ce1341e6869e4a7581afa30a |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.17320a5ce1341e6869e4a7581afa30a |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 16784375 15196984 |
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DOI: | 10.1590/1519-6984.246781 |